Door-jamb protector



J. P. HENDERSON DOOR JAHB PROTECTOR Filed June 21, 1922 Patented Dec. 1, 1925. i I

umTsn srnr PATENT OFFICE,

JAMES P. HENDEREGDN, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

DOOR-JAMIE PROTECTOR.

Application filed June 21, 1922. Serial No. 569,789.

To all whom it may concern: the latch toward the hinged edge of the door Be it known that JAMES P. HENDERSON, a when disengaged from the catch eye. The citizen of the United States of America, guardfiange is preferably reinforced terresiding at Topeka, in the county of Shawminally by side bracing flanges 16 which in 5 nee and State of Kansas, has invented new common with the guard flange may be upand useful Improvements in Door-Jamb struck from the material forming the base Protectors, of which the following is a specior securing plate of the attachment in the fication. construction of a simple and inexpensive The object of the invention is to provide article of manufacture as shown separately 10 a simple and efiicient means in the form of in Figure 3. The device may be secured to an attachment to a door particularly of the the door by screws 1'? or any equivalent fasscreen type as a means of protecting the tening means. framework and finish of the door from the The interposition of the guard flange contact therewith of the latch hook which having the arched guide edge between the 15 usually is loosely or swingingly connected pivotal or swinging mounting of the latch with the door and of which the point or nose hook and the free edge of the door prevents has a tendency to mar, scratch or mark the the hook end of the latch from coming in finish of the frame and thereby detract from contact with the face of the door amb and the appearance thereof; and with this obcorrespondingly prevents the eye at the 20 ject in view the invention consists in a coninner end of the shank from becoming struction and combination of parts of which twisted in the screw eye in such a way as a preferred embodiment is shown in the acto cause the hook end of the latch to project, companying drawings, wherein as above noted, beyond the free edge of the Figure 1 is a view of a door provided with door or into a position which will cause the 25 a latch or holding hook with a protective said hook end to be interposed between the attachment embodying the invention apinner surface or face of the door and. the

plied thereto in the operative position. rabbet or seat in the door jamb, and conse- F lgurc 2 1s a plan view of the same showquently prevents that marring of the door 111g the door and 1amb in soctlon. jamb and the taco of the door which is com- 30 Figure 3 is a detail View of the protector. mon particularly in connection with screen Figures l and 5 are detail views of modidoors which are usually spring closed and. lied forms of the protector. therefore have a tendency by reason of their The protective device in the form illuslightness and quickness of movement to trated in the drawing artached to the throw the latch into a position to mar the inner face of the door 10 or thatface which door or the jamb. carries the fastening or latch hook 11, be- The modified constructions shown in Figtween the screw eye 12 by which the latch ures 4 and 5 embody the essential features of hook is suspended from the door and the the above described form of the device with free edge of the latter, and consists essenthe addition that there is employed a sup- 4o tially of a base or fastening plate 13 havplemental attaching plate 13 designed as a ing an outwardly directed guard flange lei means of strengthening the structure and disposed adjacent to the mounting of the affording a fender to prot ,ct the surface of latch hook and provided with an arcuate the door from contact of the hook end of the outer edge to serve as a guide for the shank latch when released or disengaged from the 4'? of the hook in engaging the hook with the catch eye on the jamb, and in connection catch eye 15 on the door jamb,said guard with Figure 4 there is employed also a cleflange serving to prevent the latch hook flector wing 19 which serves to swing the from swinging toward the free edge of the hook inwardly as it drops from its position door and catching between the plane of the in engagement with the catch eye, theex- 10o door and the edge or rabbet of the casing or posed edge of said wing being obliquely disjamb and serving to deflect the hook end. of posed.

Havin described the invention. what is claimed as new and usetnl is:

1. A door ainb protect-or consisting of a plate having angularly disposed flange por- 5 tions, and triangular end flanges connecting the first mentioned flange portions together. 2. A door 321ml) protector consisting of a plate having angular-1y disposed flange portions, and triangular end flanges connecting the first mentioned flange portions together, the plate having atone end portion a plane portion which is disposed at a right angle to the triangular flanges.

In testimony whereof he atfixes l'iis signature.

JAMES P. HENDERSON. 

